The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
HAVANA CONSPIRACY.

noon, to spend few days as the guest
of the President.
HAVANA CONSPIRACY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The depart
ment of state is in receipt of informa-
ton touching the recent military selZ-
ure of the custom house at Havana and
the occurrences of the following week.
The report says that these occurrences
greatly excite public feeling in Havana,
and that they are regarded as an indi-
cation of deep-rooted corruption in the
fiscal administration, precarious econo-
mic situation, and decay of material
prosperity. Following the seizure of
the custom house on August 18th, by
order of the governor general, all means
of outlet to wharves and warehouses
were closed and guards established
over every dyke and avenue, and for
several days following q committee of
investigations was engaged in an ex-
animation of recent operations of the
custom house and superior officers, and
many subordinateS were suspended.
Meanwhile, all other operations were
paralyZed. Wharves were covered with
goods discharged from vessels 1nkthe
harbor and numbers of loaded lighters
were not permitted to discharge their
cargoes, thereby mourning extra risks,
while crowds of laborerS were standing
around idle. This measure spread con-
| siderable alarm among certain parties
who are engaged in commercial DUR
suits, who are supposed to be in conni-
/ vance with the custom officials in con-
traband operations, and it is said that
Il several committees of importing mer-
chants called upon the governor gener-
| al and, admitting that they were more
/ or less compromised in an irregular
l way of doing custom house business
begged to be allowed to correct their
entries already made. But
three days were allowed them
and during that time the ordinary re-
ceipts from customs duties were more
than tripled. kilograms we're also sent
to Madrid, begging for intercession and
declaring that the commerce of Havans
was not solely responsible for what had
occurred, but these have been disa.
vowed by protests from a syndicate Of
almost all of the commercial guilds
The Madrid government has approved
the acts of the governor and all of thu
high revenue officials were suspended
The collector, central administrator O.
customs, appraiser, ETC., have beer
permanently suspended and the resig
, nation of the intendent general o
finance has also been accepted. Dol
Arieste Is now in charge of the Gus
toms house as special delegate of tn,
governor general and operations an
again resumed.
PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, ID. G. Sept. 9Th
secretary of the interior has receive,
from President Harris OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad Co., a communicative
3 dated August, %, in which he state
that he is advised that special agen
Frost of the general land Office ha
{: closed certain saw mills which Wer
J manufacturing lumber cut from publ
J, lands for the construction of tn
y Cascade branch of that road, claimin
1 that the work now being done does ne
9 come under the head: '.Original Cor
o struction" as contemplated by the Law
President Harris states that th
70 timber is required for tunnel now
process OF construction, and for snoy
:, sheds on the line now in operatio
% and that It IS claar that the cOmpaI